Thread: Packing Frame and Fork for shipping
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Old 08-04-18 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagerando
I have read up on packing a bike for shipping; there are a lot of videos and tutorials out there. But I am not sure on how to pack frame and fork when there is no headset. The videos and photos appear to show the fork inserted and packaged. But I am afraid the fork will rattle in the headtube. Should the fork be wrapped separately and put at the bottom of the box?
Has anyone shipped a frame and fork with no headset? How did you do it?
Thanks.
Wrapped properly, separately and securely zip tied to the well protected frame. Then insulated in a box big enough to provide a buffer but not move around inside it.
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